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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 24-32.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does Emil's and Ruth's performance of Ariel's chorale composition last?
(a) 6 minutes.
(b) 12 minutes.
(c) 30 minutes.
(d) 48 minutes.

2. Why is the old stone quarry the boys' usual choice of swimming site when there are three possibilities in town?
(a) Because the quarry is the only swimming site with nice scenery.
(b) Because the creek is generally dried up this time of year and the public pool costs money.
(c) Because the public pool costs money and the country club is full of snobs.
(d) Because the country club requires membership and the public pool is too crowded.

3. What difficult task does Lise assign to Frank and Jake when the three are gardening together?
(a) The fixing of a dilapidated fence.
(b) The pulling of a large patch of weeds.
(c) The spreading of a truckload of gravel.
(d) The moving of a large rock.

4. When Warren Redstone asks Frank where his can of belongings is, what is Frank's reply?
(a) Frank says the police have the metal can.
(b) Frank says he has no idea.
(c) Frank says that Danny has it.
(d) Frank says he threw it in the river.

5. When Jake refers to the possible identity of Ariel's murderer, Frank realizes he has been in denial about the possibility of foul play in Ariel's death. Prior to this moment, what has Frank been thinking happened to Ariel?
(a) He has thought that she climbed the train trestle and fell off of it into the river.
(b) He has thought that she drank too much and drowned in the river after going swimming.
(c) He has thought that she mistakenly fell into the river at the bonfire and Karl did not notice her absence.
(d) He has thought that Ariel pitched her tent too close to the river and fell into the water during the night.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the private hospital located where Emil goes to recuperate?

2. What game does Danny O'Keefe call to ask Frank and Jake to come over and play?

3. What reason does Warren Redstone cite for the 1862 attack on the white settlers by the Sioux tribe?

4. Where do Frank and Jake get the money to buy food and games at the celebration?

5. What does Ruth do while Nathan is at the funeral home making the arrangements for Ariel's funeral service?

(see the answer key)

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